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FROM THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY AND TI-HUA KOO (LOTS 1085-1086)
WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Calligraphy in Stone-drum Script
Details
WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
Calligraphy in Stone-drum Script
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
132.3 x 33.7 cm. (52 1⁄8 x 13 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Calligraphy in Stone-drum Script
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
132.3 x 33.7 cm. (52 1⁄8 x 13 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Further Details
Mr Koo Ti-Hua, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was born in Shanghai in 1937. In the 1950s, Koo graduated from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a degree in civil engineering. He came to Hong Kong in 1962 and was later awarded full scholarship by the West German government to study business administration at the University of Munich. Koo settled in Hong Kong in 1975, became an entrepreneur, and established a multinational group with many subsidiaries. Since childhood, Koo has been nurtured by his family to be a keen devotee of Peking and Kunqu Opera, and has set up a foundation to support Kunqu Opera groups, which has been recognized by the industry for its superb standard of performance.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings